Dr. Sudipta De

Curriculum Vitae

Name:	Dr. Sudipta De
Designation:	Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Sex	Male
Date of Birth	31^st October 1966
Address for Communication:	Flat-2R 9/7, Purbachal Phase II, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata: 700097, India
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Academic Degrees:

Degree	Year	Discipline	Institute	Remarks
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Master of Technology (MTech) Bachelor of Engineering	2001 1991 1989	Engineering Thermal Sciences Mechanical Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India Bengal Engineering College (Calcutta University)	Title: ‘Some thermodynamic and experimental studies related to clean coal technology’ CGPA 8.3 First Class

Post Doctoral Research Work Abroad

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  As guest researcher at the Department of Energy Sciences, Lund University, Sweden during March, 2005 to June, 2006.
  
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  Visiting researcher to Department of Energy Sciences, Lund University, Sweden during July-September 2007 under Swedish Research Link international collaboration funding.
  
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  Nominated Senior Scientist for clean and sustainable energy technology by Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi to visit Department of Energy Systems of the Technical University of Munich, Germany under International Collaboration/Bilateral Exchange Program in 2010.
  
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  Selected Indian Professor under Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window India4EU program of European Union to visit Department of Energy Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden during 2010 in sustainable energy engineering discipline.
  

Experience

Previous positions:

Period	Place of Employment	Designation
01^st April 1991 to 20^th September 1991	Developments Consultant Ltd., Kolkata, India	Design Engineer
23^rd September 1991 to 21^st September 1998	Mechanical Engineering Department Jadavpur University	Lecturer
22^nd September 1998 to 20^th September 2001	Mechanical Engineering Department Jadavpur University	Lecturer (Senior scale)
21^st September 2001 to 07^th April 2008	Mechanical Engineering Department Jadavpur University	Reader
08^th April 2008 to till date	Mechanical Engineering Department Jadavpur University	Professor

Subjects Taught/Teaching

UG Courses: Thermal engineering courses

PG Courses: Advanced Thermodynamics, Energy conservation, Advanced power plants etc.
Administrative Experience

Convener, Seminar subcommittee of Golden Jubilee celebration of Jadavpur University. Former member and convener, Administrative committee of Industry Institute Partnership Cell of Jadavpur University. Teacher in charge of Library (2003-2005). Nodal Officer, Faculty Development Program of World Bank funded Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP), Phase II of Jadavpur University (2013-2014).

Some Relevant Professional Experience

National expert of ‘Alternate Technology/Clean Technology’ in the database of Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India Member of the Technical Committee of Energy and Power Systems of IASTED (International Association of Science and Technology for Development), Canada during 2005-2008 Academic partner from India of consortium ‘Explore Energy’ of Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden (http://www.exploreenergy.eu/Partners/IndiaPartners/tabid/1185/language/en-GB/Default.aspx) Editorial advisory board member of ‘Sustainable Energy Developments’ of the CRC Press (http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/series/SUED/). Senior research fellow of ‘Indian-European Multi-Level Climate Governance Research Network’ (http://www.indiaeu-climategovernance.org/people/senior_researchers/de_sudipta/index.html) Expert Member of High Power Committee of Kolkata Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) for saving of energy in public utilities. Expert member of West Bengal Board of Boiler Operation Engineers under the Directorate of the Boiler, Government of West Bengal. Member of the Core Group of the Jadavpur University for Indo – European Interactions on Higher Education (responsible for ‘sustainable energy’) coordinated by British Council. Invited Indian Expert in Round Table on ‘Applying Energy –Food-Water Nexus Thinking’ on 13^th November 2013 of Research Council UK-India (RCUK-India) in New Delhi. Membership of Professional Societies: Member of The Institution of Engineers (India). Life Member of the Combustion Institute.

Areas of Research:

Energy and exergy analyses of power and cogeneration plants, Fluidized bed combustion, Gas-solid separation, Biomass cofiring with coal, Simulation of advanced power plants, Energy conservation, Fuel cells, Artificial neural network modeling of energy systems, carbon capture, polygeneration.

Sponsored projects

Title of the Project	Duration (Status)	Own Designation	Other Investigators	Funding Authority
Sustainable energy research including energy efficiency	2014 to 2018 (Granted)	Investigator	A group of nine faculty members	Department of Science and Technology (DST) –PURSE Program, Government of India
Modeling of biomass gasification fuel cell / gas engine integrated CHP system.	2010 to 2013 (Completed)	Group leader	A group of four researchers	DST –PURSE Program, Government of India
Development of ANN simulation and condition monitoring tools for coal based power and cogeneration plants of India	January, 2007 to December, 2007 (Completed)	Asian Principal Investigator (PI)	Prof. Mohsen Assadi (Swedish Principal Investigator)	Swedish Research Council
Energy and exergy analyses of combined heat and power generation employing clean coal technology	September, 2002 to August, 2005 (Completed by Mach, 2005)	PI (Under SERC Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientists)	Nil	DST, Government of India

Some relevant invited lectures:
a) ‘Advanced power generation from coal’, 2003 (National refresher course for university teachers of India).

b) ‘Principles of energy conservations’, 2004 (National training program for college and university teachers, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India).

c) ‘On different exergy methods: brief introduction of concepts’, 2006 (National training program under technical education quality improvement program (TEQIP) for university teachers, funded by the World Bank).

d) ‘On second law analyses: entropy generation minimization method, exergy analysis, thermoeconomics / exergoeconomics and exergetic life cycle analysis (ELCA)’, 2006 (National training program under technical education quality improvement program (TEQIP) funded by the World Bank).

e) ‘Modelling, analysis and simulation of energy systems: a brief review of my research’, in the Institute of Energy Technology, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany on 23^rd July, 2007.

f) ‘Energy and exergy analyses of fuel cell integrated power and cogeneration systems using coal’ in the INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP on ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS OF FUEL CELLS Under the Auspices of Combustion Institute (Indian Section) on January 9 –10, 2008 at Department of Mechanical Engineering Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

g) ‘Assessing environmental impact of industrial development looking through the windows of second law of thermodynamics’, International Symposium on Environmental Pollution, Ecology and Human Health (Co-sponsored by EPA, USA) on July 25^th to 27^th, 2009 in Tirupati, India.

h) ‘Advanced coal based power and cogeneration’ in Indian National Clean Coal technology Mission Meeting at Hyderabad on 02^nd April 2010

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i)‘Towards sustainable energy systems: brief overview of some results,’ Department of Energy Systems, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, May 20, 2010.

j) ‘For improved energy solution: a brief overview of our activities,’ Department of Energy Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, September 14, 2010.

k) ‘Sustainable energy solutions: a very brief overview of our recent activities’ Centre for Sustainable Energy Solutions, University of Stavanger, Norway on 13^th June 2011.

l) ‘Electricity from fossil fuels: present status and future possibilities’ Keynote lecture, ICAMB 2012, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, India on 11^th January 2012.

m) ‘Energy systems modeling – from first principle to data based’, International Conference on Energy Resources & Technologies for Sustainable Development (ICERTSD), BESU, Shibpur, West Bengal, 7-9 February, 2013.

Some relevant conferences and courses organized:
a) Convener, Technical committee, 5^th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference at Kolkata, India, January, 3-5, 2002.

b) Course coordinator, short term course under networking activity of technical education quality improvement program (TEQIP) of the Government of India, funded by the World Bank on “Exergy applications in design and analysis of thermal systems”, 27^th and 28^th October, 2006.

c) Organizing a lecture series (over one-year) on ‘Sustainability of Indian Energy Sector’ jointly with Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) with World Bank funding. (http://teqip.jdvu.ac.in/for_website/web_lecture.html)

Any other information:
Regular reviewer of several reputed International Journals in the field of energy.

RELEVANT PUBLICATION LIST OF DR. SUDIPTA DE

A) Book chapter:

1. 
   De, S. (2009): “On different exergy methods: brief introduction of concepts”, Chapter in the book of invited articles on ‘Handbook of Exergy, Hydrogen Energy and Hydropower Research’, Edited by Gaston Pélissier and Arthur Calvet, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, ISBN: 978-1-60741-715-6, (in press).
   
2. 
   De, S. (2011): Energy and exergy analyses of clean coal technology, ISBN 978-3-8454-1135-4, AV Academikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.
   

2. 
   Articles in international journals:
   

1. 
   Jana, K. and De, S.* (2014): ‘Biomass integrated gasification combined cogeneration with or without CO2 capture - a comparative thermodynamic study, Renewable Energy (Elsevier) (under review).
   
2. 
   Jana, K. and De, S.* (2014): "Polygeneration for power, utility heat, desalination and refrigeration: comparative performance evaluation for different biomass inputs", Int. J. of Green Energy (Taylor & Francis) (under review).
   
3. 
   Jana, K. and De, S.* (2014): ‘Biomass integrated gasification combined cogeneration with or without CO2 capture - a comparative thermodynamic study’, Renewable Energy (Elsevier) (under review).
   
4. 
   Chowdhury, R., Poddar, S. and De, S. (2014): ‘Kinetic modeling of non-catalytic pyrolysis of waste jute in a fixed bed pyrolyzer’, APCBEE Procedia (Elsevier) (Accepted)
   
5. 
   Jana, K. and De, S.* (2014): ‘Utilizing waste heat of the flue gas for post combustion CO₂ capture – a comparative study for different process layouts’, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (Taylor & Francis) (Accepted).
   
6. 
   Majoumerd, M.M., Raas, H., De, S., Assadi, M. (2014) “Estimation of performance variation of future generation IGCC with coal quality and gasification process - simulation results of EU H2-IGCC project” Applied Energy (Elsevier), 113, 452-462.
   
7. 
   Maiti, R., Ghosh, S. and De, S.* (2013): “Cracking of tar by steam reforming and hydrogenation”, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (Springer), 3(2), 103-111.
   
8. 
   Majoumerd, M.M., De, S., Assadi, M. and Breuhaus, P. (2012): ‘An EU initiative for future generation of IGCC power plants using hydrogen-rich syngas: simulation results for the baseline configuration’, Applied Energy (Elsevier), 99, 280-290.
   
9. 
   Barman, N.S., Ghosh, S. and De, S.* (2012): ‘Gasification of biomass in a fixed bed downdraft gasifier – a realistic model including tar’, Bioresource Technology (Elsevier), 107, 505-511.
   
10. 
    Kunze, C., De, S. and Spliethoff, H. (2011): A novel IGCC plant with membrane oxygen separation and carbon capture by carbonation-calcinations loop, International Journal of Green House Gas Control (Elsevier), 5, 1176-1183.
    
11. 
    De, S.*, (2010): “Second Law Based Methods for Improvement of Energy Systems - Economics and Environmental Impacts: A Brief Overview”, International Journal of Energy Environment and Economics (Nova Science), 18(1-2), 1-11.
    
12. 
    Smrekar, J., Pandit, D., Fast, M., Assadi, M. and De, S.* (2010): “Prediction of power output of a coal-fired power plant by artificial neural network”, Neural Computing and Applications (Springer), 19 (5), 725-740.
    
13. 
    Smrekar, J., Assadi, M., Fast, M., Kuštrin, I. and De, S. (2009): “Development of artificial neural network model for a coal-fired boiler using real plant data”, Energy – The Int. Journal (Elsevier), 34, 144-152.
    
14. 
    De, S.* and Assadi, M., (2009): “Impact of cofiring biomass with coal in power plants– a techno-economic assessment”, Biomass Bioenergy (Elsevier), 33, 283-293.
    
15. 
    Fast, M., Assadi, M. and De, S. (2009): “Development and multi-utility of an ANN model for an industrial gas turbine”, Applied Energy (Elsevier), 86(1), 9-17.
    
16. 
    De, S., Kaiadi M., Fast M. and Assadi M, (2007) “Development of an Artificial Neural Network Model for the Steam Process of a Coal Biomass Cofired CHP Plant at Sweden”, Energy – The Int. Journal (Elsevier), 32, 2099-2109.
    
17. 
    Ghosh, S. and De, S.*, (2006): “Exergy Analysis of a Cogeneration Plant Using Coal Gasification and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell”, International J. of Energy Research (Wiley), 30(9), 647-658.
    
18. 
    Ghosh, S. and De, S.,* (2006): “Energy Analysis of a Cogeneration Plant Using Coal Gasification and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell”, Energy – The Int. Journal (Elsevier), 31, 345-363.
    
19. 
    Ghosh, S. and De, S.,* (2005): “Thermodynamic Performance Simulation of a Coal Gasification and SOFC Based Combined Cogeneration Plant by Energy and Exergy Analyses” Int. J. Exergy (Inderscience), 2 (4), 366-384.
    
20. 
    De, S.* and Biswal, S.K., (2005): “Thermodynamic Analysis of a Coal Gasification and Split Rankine Combined Cogeneration Plant, Part I: Energy Analysis”, I.MechE (Part A: Journal of Power and Energy) (SAGE Publications) 219(A3), 169-178.
    
21. 
    De, S.* and Biswal, S.K. (2005): “Thermodynamic Analysis of a Coal Gasification and Split Rankine Combined Cogeneration Plant, Part II: Exergy Analysis”, I.MechE (Part A: Journal of Power and Energy), (SAGE Publications) 219(A3), 179-185.
    
22. 
    Discussion on paper (I.MechE (Part A: Journal of Power and Energy), 217 (A6), 575-581.) published in (2005): I.MechE (Part A: Journal of Power and Energy) (SAGE Publications), 219 (A5), 395.
    
23. 
    Ghosh, S. and De, S.* (2004): “First and Second Law Performance Variations of a Coal Gasification Fuel Cell Based Combined Cogeneration Plant with Varying Load”, I.MechE (Part A: Journal of Power and Energy) (SAGE Publications) 218 (A7), 477-485.
    
24. 
    De, S.* and Biswal, S.K., (2004): “Performance Improvement of a Coal Gasification and Combined Cogeneration Plant by Multi-pressure Steam Generation”, Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier), 24, 449-456.
    
25. 
    De, S.* and Roy, D. (2003): "Performance Study of a Split-Rankine Cycle" Journal of Energy, Heat and Mass Transfer, (Regional Centre for Energy, Heat and Mass Transfer - for Asia and the Pacific) 25(4), 253-264.
    
26. 
    Ghosh, S. and De, S.* (2003): "Thermodynamic Performance Study of an Integrated Gasification Fuel Cell Combined Cycle - An Exergy Analysis”, I.MechE (Part A: Journal of Power and Energy) (SAGE Publications), 217 (A6), 575-581.
    
27. 
    Ghosh, S. and De, S.* (2003): "Thermodynamic Performance Study of an Integrated Gasification Fuel Cell Combined Cycle - An Energy Analysis”, I.MechE (Part A: Journal of Power and Energy) (SAGE Publications), 217 (A2), 137-147.
    
28. 
    De, S.*, Roy, D. and Sarkar, A. (2003): "Performance Study of a Partial Gasification Pressurized Combustion Topping Gas Cycle and Split Rankine Combined Cycle Part-I: Energy Analysis", International J. of Energy Research (Wiley), 27(6), 549-560.
    
29. 
    De, S.*, Roy, D. and Sarkar, A. (2003): "Performance Study of a Partial Gasification Pressurized Combustion Topping Gas Cycle and Split Rankine Combined Cycle Part-II: Exergy Analysis", International J. of Energy Research (Wiley), 27(6), 561-574.
    
30. 
    De, S. and Nag, P.K. (2000): “Thermodynamic Analysis of a Partial Gasification Pressurized Combustion and Supercritical Steam Combined Cycle”, I.MechE (Part A: Journal of Power and Energy) (SAGE Publications), 214 (A6), 565-574.
    
31. 
    De, S. and Nag, P.K. (2000): “Temperature and Gas Concentration Profiles in a CFB Combustor Burning an Indian Coal”, I.MechE (Part A: Journal of Power and Energy) (SAGE Publications), 214 (A3), 281-286.
    
32. 
    De, S. and Nag, P.K. (2000): “Effect of Supplementary Firing on the Performance of an IGCC Power Plant”, I.MechE (Part A: Journal of Power and Energy) (SAGE Publications), 214 (A1), 53-60.
    
33. 
    De, S., Lal, A.K. and Nag, P.K. (1999): “An Experimental Investigation on Pressure Drop and Collection Efficiency of Simple Plate-Type Impact Separator”, Powder Technology (Elsevier), 106, 192-198.
    
34. 
    De, S. and Nag, P.K. (1999): “Pressure Drop and Collection Efficiency of Cyclone and Impact Separators in a CFB”, International Journal of Energy Research, 23, 51-60.
    
35. 
    Nag, P.K. and De, S. (1998): “Study of Thermodynamic Performance of an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant”, I.MechE (Part A: Journal of Power and Energy) (SAGE Publications), 212 (A2), 89-95.
    
36. 
    Nag, P.K. and De, S. (1997): “Design and Operation of a Heat Recovery Steam Generator with Minimum Irreversibility”, Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier), 17 (4), 385-391.
    

C) Published contributions to academic Conferences:

1. 
   Jana, K. and De, S.* (2013): ’ Biomass integrated gasification combined cogenreration using sugarcane bagasse – performance estimation and sensitivity analysis, 11^th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference 2013, December 28-31, 2013 (Accepted).
   
2. 
   Mondal, S. and De, S.* (2013): ‘Optimum design and operation of a dual pressure heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) for minimum entropy generation – development of thermodynamic model and sensitivity analysis, 11^th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference 2013, December 28-31, 2013 (Accepted).
   
3. 
   Biswas, R. and De, S.* (2013): ‘Low carbon electricity capacity addition for poor villages of India: analysis and derived lessons from a model case’, Indo-European Workshop on Multilevel Governance on Climate Change, Kolkata, November, 20-22, 2013.
   
4. 
   Biswas, R., De, S.*, Quitzow, R., Ohlhorst, D. 2013): ‘Large scale introduction of solar energy: learning lessons from Germany for India’, Indo-European Workshop on Multilevel Governance on Climate Change, Kolkata, November, 20-22, 2013.
   
5. 
   De, S.*, Ghoshal, G., Maiti, S. and Ghosh, A. (2013): ‘Entropy generation minimization of a single pressure unfired HRSG by optimum design and operation’, International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay, 10-12 Dec. 2013. (Accepted).
   
6. 
   Jana, K. and De, S.* (2013): ‘Biomass Based Net CO2-negative
   Cogeneration – Performance Study Using ASPEN Plus ®’, International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay, 10-12 Dec. 2013. (Accepted).
   
7. 
   Naskar, S., Jana, K. and De, S.* (2013): Comparative performance study of CO2 capture with monoethyl and diethyl amines using ASPEN PLUS, International Conference on Energy Resources & Technologies for Sustainable Development (Paper No.: ICERTSD-16-304).
   
8. 
   Ghoshal, G., Ghosh, A., Maiti, S. and De, S.* (2013): Optimum operation for different design conditions of a single pressure heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) for minimum entropy generation, International Conference on Energy Resources & Technologies for Sustainable Development (Paper No.: ICERTSD-15-228).
   
9. 
   Bose, A., Mitra, D., Jana, K. and De, S.* (2013): Coal Based Polygeneration With CO₂ Capture For Power And Urea Production - Possible Improved Schemes, International Conference on Energy Resources & Technologies for Sustainable Development (Paper No.: ICERTSD-03-227).
   
10. 
    Jana, K. and De, S.* (2013): Energy savings potential through waste heat recovery from flue gas for post combustion CO2 capture, International Conference on Energy Resources & Technologies for Sustainable Development (Paper No.: ICERTSD-15-219).
    
11. 
    Poddar, S., De, A., Chowdhury R. and De, S. (2012): Transient behavior of a Semi-Batch pyrolyser based on the Jute Waste- Experiments and Modeling. Indian Chemical Engineering Congress- CHEMCON 2012 (Paper No.: P306).
    
12. 
    Fast M., Assadi, M. and De, S., (2008) “Condition Based Maintenance of Gas Turbines Using Simulation Data and Artificial Neural Network: A Demonstration of Feasibility”, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Turbo Expo, 9th to 13th June, 2008, Berlin, Germany. Paper No.: GT2008-50768.
    
13. 
    De S., Kaiadi M. and Assadi M., (2006): “Estimation of Performance Variation of Coal Fired Boilers Cofired with Biomass – Development of a Predicting Tool”, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Turbo Expo, 8th to 11th May, 2006, Barcelona, Spain. Paper No.: GT2006-91142.
    
14. 
    Ghosh S., De S. and Saha S., (2006): “Improved Performance and Reduced Emission from Coal and Gas Fuelled GT-SOFC and GT-MCFC Plants: Some Studies”, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Turbo Expo, 8th to 11th May, 2006, Barcelona, Spain. Paper No.: GT2006-91162.
    
15. 
    De S.*, Roy D. and Ghosh S. (2003): “Recent Trends in Power Generation from Coal”, Proceedings of All India Seminar on Recent Developments in Turbines & IC Engines, January 11^th, 2003, Institute of Engineers (India).
    
16. 
    De, S.* and Roy, D. (2002): “Effect of Introducing Split in a Basic Rankine Cycle”, Proceedings of the 5^th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference at Kolkata, India, January, 3-5, 2002, 1328-1333.
    
17. 
    Ghosh, S and De, S.* (2001): "Hybrid Cycles Employing Gasifier & SOFC: Towards Cleaner and More Energy-Efficient Power" Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer at Dhaka, Bangladesh, December, 26-28, 2001, Section-I: Energy, 97-100.
    
18. 
    De, S.*, Roy, D. and Bhattacharyya, A. (2001): "Performance Improvement by Splitting Rankine Cycle". Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer at Dhaka, Bangladesh, December, 26-28, 2001, Section-III: Thermal Engineering, 191-196.
    
19. 
    De, S. and Nag, P.K. (2000): “Thermodynamic Analysis of Power Generation by Gas Turbine Using Coal”, Proceedings of the XVI National Conference on I.C. Engines and Combustion at Jadavpur, Calcutta,India, January 20-22, 2000, 556-562.
    
20. 
    De, S. and Nag, P.K. (1999): “Combustion and Emission Studies of an Indian Coal in a CFB Combustor”, Proceedings of the 3^rd International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer at Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 15-16, 1999, 340-347.
    
21. 
    Nag, P.K., Sen, D. and De, S. (1997): “Performance Study of Cyclone and Impact Separator in a CFB”, Proceedings of the XV National Conference on I.C. Engines and Combustion at Chennai, India, December 1997, 671-676.
    
22. 
    Nag, P.K., Sen, D. and De, S. (1997): “Combustion Studies of an Indian Coal in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor”, Proceedings of the XV National Conference on I.C. Engines and Combustion at Chennai, India, December 1997, 665-670.
    
23. 
    Nag, P.K., Gupta, A.V.S.S.K.S. and De, S. (1997): “Study of Bed Hydrodynamics in a Pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed”, Proceedings of the 24^th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power at Howrah, India, December 26-28, 1997, E-8 – E-12.
    
24. 
    De, S. and Brahma, R.K. (1991): “Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer by Radial Jet Reattachment”, Proceedings of the 11^th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference at Chennai, India, December 21-23, 1991, 329-333.
    

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